Vehicle-wheel.



C. H. BAILEY. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR.1B,1910.

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VEHIULE WHEEL. APPLIUATION FILED A1211.. 18,1910.

Patented Oct. 18,1910.

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To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, CARROLL H. BAILEY,

tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels,

and articularly to that type which is providedJ with a iiexible rim or a tire.

-'The object lof the invention resides in the "construction of a wheel of the character scribed and particularly pointed out in the.

appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail-reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters preerence denote corresponding parts in the several views; and in which,v

AFigure 1 is a side elevation of a fragment of a wheel constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section of a fragment of the wheel on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fi". 4, a section on the lipe 4-4 of Fig. 2; and, oi' a fragment of the wheel viewed sitely from Fig.- 1. Referring to the drawing, the invention is shown as comprising spo es A which are connected to a hub (not shown), a felly B and a tire C disposed in spaced relation to the felly. An inner rim D i's 'mounted around the felly B and is formed of a base member 10 and side members 11 and 12 OPPO- l rising from said base member. Crossllates 13 rest. upon the base member 10 an connect the side members 11 and 12, said base,

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Fig. 5, a side elevation riorly disposed this Patented Get. 1,8, wid. sentimenten@ te'gral. Resting upon the outer edges of the side members `11 and'12, between each adjacent pair 'of cross plates 13 is a centrally perforated plate `1li having formed on one side thereof a depending dove-tailed projection 15 adapted to enter a dove-tailed recess 16 inthe side member 12. The other sideof sai-d plate 14 is out away at each end as at 17 to receive projectionsl formed on the side memher 11.` Theconnectien between the platelet andthe side members 11 and 12 just .described serves to prevent the radial disengagement of the .plate from the inner rim, while a bolt 19 mounted in the side member ll2 vserves to prevent lateral disengagement of said plate from the inner rim. l Rising centrallyI from the plate 14 is a tubular member 20 and telescoping in said member 20 is another tubular member 21, saidmember 21 terminating at its upper end in a llaterally extending circuiar plate 22.

Projecting upwardly from diametricaliyA opposite pointslon the plate 22 are ears 23 and F 24. D1sposed between said ears is a rib 25 upon which is disposed or a rocking movementa plate 2G pivotally connected at opposite sides to the ears 23 and 24. Said plate 26 is provided on opposite sides of its transverse diameter with slots 27 and 28 within which are mounted the rods 29and 30 respectively. Suitable clips 3l and 32 are passed around the rods 29 and 30 respectively and have their ends secured to the vtire C, whereby a pivotal connection between the plate 22 and said tire is had.

A s ring 33 encircles the .members 2G and 21 an has its ends hearing against the inner faces of the plates 14: and 22 respectively; said spring, as wili be obvious constantly tending to force? the lpiates 14 and 22 away from each other.

The tubular member 2l has mounted in its lower end a anged screw 34 which is adapt- A,

' andthus limit the movement of the plate 22 under the inuence of the s ring 33.

The tire C is constructed or leather, rubber, canvas and steel vulcanized and riveted together and then rovided with an extegrubber tire 35 vulcanized thereon. What is claimed is: v

1n a"wheel, spokes, a felly carried by said s elfes, an innen rim mounted u on said fglly said inner rim comprising a ase ro. vide withV parallel outwardly exten ing flanges, a tire disposed in spaced relation to' the inner rim, a plurality .of radially coinpressible resilient members disposed between the innerV rim and the tire, each of said mem- -bers having guides comprising telescoping inner and outer sections proyided vtheir inner and` outerr ends respectively with enlarged heads, the heads of the inner sec- 'tions being in interlocking engagement with the free edges of the flanges of the rim, a pair of spaced outwardly extending ears on the enlarged heads of theouter section, a

plurality of plates carried by the tire dis- CARROLL H. BAlLEY.

Witnesses WILLIAM A. LONG, James SIM. 

